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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tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
sportivefrolicsome
garnishdecorate
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
sedentarynot migratory : settled
panderto act as a pander
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end