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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
appriseto give notice to : tell
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
serebeing dried and withered
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
peccadilloa slight offense
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue