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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| sophist | philosopher |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |