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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leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
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indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
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adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
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