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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WordMeaning
vertexthe top of the head
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
flagrantconspicuously offensive