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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WordMeaning
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
miragean optical (see optical
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
uniquebeing the only one : sole
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger