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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| edifice | building |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |