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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| natal | native |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |