GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |