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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |