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 |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| license | permission to act |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |