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 |
|---|---|
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| spoof | deceive |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |