GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |