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 |
|---|---|
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| mulct | fine |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |