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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |