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 |
|---|---|
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| dys- | abnormal |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| lampoon | satire |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |