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
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
opuswork
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
armadaa fleet of warships