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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
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
piquantengagingly provocative
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal