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 |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |