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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |