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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| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |