GRE Word List

GENUS

a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic

The meaning of the word genus is a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic.

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WordMeaning
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
dramaa composition (see composition
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
waifa stray person or animal
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas