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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |