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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| abnegation | denial |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |