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 |
|---|---|
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| agape | wide open : gaping |