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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| imbue | endow |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |