GRE Word List
PROGENY
children; offspring; descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is children; offspring; descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| commodious | spacious and comfortable |
| slew | large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left |
| enact | make (a bill) into law |
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| accelerate | move faster |
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee |
| buxom | full-bosomed; plump; jolly |
