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 |
|---|---|
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |