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 |
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| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |