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 |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| finished | entirely done |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| impinge | encroach |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |