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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |