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 |
|---|---|
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |