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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| portly | dignified |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |