GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |