GRE Word List
PROGENY
descendants
The meaning of the word progeny is descendants.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |