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 |
|---|---|
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| exegesis | exposition |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |