GRE Word List
PROGENITOR
ancestor
The meaning of the word progenitor is ancestor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| mete | measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment |
| exorcise | drive out evil spirits |
| adjutant | staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
| rank | offensive in odor or flavor |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
| compatible | harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
