GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
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insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
coalesce | to grow together |
supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |