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 |
|---|---|
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| niggle | trifle |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |