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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| drivel | nonsense |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |