GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| countenance | look |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| nurture | training |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |