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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |