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 |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| whittle | a large knife |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |