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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habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
extantcurrently or actually existing
copiousyielding something abundantly
potentateruler
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
aperturean opening or open space : hole
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade