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 |
|---|---|
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| exegesis | exposition |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |