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 |
|---|---|
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| nomenclature | name |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |