GRE Word List
GENERIC
relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
The meaning of the word generic is relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| indite | make up |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |