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.

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WordMeaning
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful