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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negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
ordain | to invest (see invest |
ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
cadet | a younger brother or son |