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 |
|---|---|
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |