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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inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
condigndeserved
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habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior