GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| quorum | a select group |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |