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 |
|---|---|
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |