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 |
|---|---|
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| approbation | commendation |
| betray | to lead astray |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |