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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |