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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| document | proof |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |