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 |
|---|---|
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |