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 |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |