GRE Word List

PROGENY

descendants

The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.

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WordMeaning
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
knottymarked by or full of knots
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group