GRE Word List

PROGENY

descendants

The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.

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WordMeaning
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
hurlrush
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions