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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adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
unearthly | not earthly: such as |
ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
mediate | occupying a middle position |
impediment | something that impedes |