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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catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
bauble | trinket |
forebears | ancestor |
buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
shambles | a meat market |
aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
guy | man |
blare | to sound loud and strident |