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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disport | sport |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| historic | historical |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |