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 |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| sublimate | sublime |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |