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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| writ | something written : writing |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |