GRE Word List
PROGENITOR
ancestor
The meaning of the word progenitor is ancestor.
Random words
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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 |