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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| overweening | arrogant |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |