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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| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
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| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
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