GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |