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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| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
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| muted | being mute : silent |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
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