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
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
couriermessenger
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
interrogateto question formally and systematically