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
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
compriseto be made up of
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)