GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| pundit | pandit |