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 |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |