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 |
|---|---|
| stringent | tight |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| historic | historical |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |