GRE Word List

PROGENY

descendants

The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.

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WordMeaning
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
porouspossessing or full of pores
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth