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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| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| rivulet | a small stream |
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| transcendental | transcendent |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
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| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
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