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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| canny | clever |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| coin | corner |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |