GRE Word List

PROGENITOR

an ancestor in the direct line : forefather

The meaning of the word progenitor is an ancestor in the direct line : forefather.

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visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay