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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| violate | break |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| condign | deserved |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |