GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |