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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |