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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |