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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
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
prosodythe study of versification
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent