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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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religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
nibbill
respitea period of temporary delay
pendantsomething suspended: such as
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable