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
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
cadavera dead body
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance