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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.

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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
drivelnonsense
deprecateto express disapproval of
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form