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 |
|---|---|
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| conspire | plot |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |