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 |
|---|---|
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |