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 |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| opulence | wealth |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |