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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WordMeaning
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse