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PROGENY

descendants

The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.

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oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
prepossessingcreating prejudice
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
gauntexcessively thin and angular
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun