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 |
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| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| rational | having reason or understanding |