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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WordMeaning
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
incrustationa crust or hard coating
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
nethersituated down or below : lower
impuissanceweakness