descendent
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| —adj | |
| 1. | coming or going downwards; descending |
| 2. | deriving by descent, as from an ancestor |
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Descendent
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is denouement. Does it mean:
| the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel. |
| to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely. e.g. to detest industrial-size farms, |
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