GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| defalcate | deduct |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |