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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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WordMeaning
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
depravitya corrupt act or practice
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
flaccidnot firm or stiff
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water