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 |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| poise | balance |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |