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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |