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 |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| expatriate | banish |
| acetic | vinegary |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |