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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| congenial | pleasant |
| provenance | origin |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |