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.

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WordMeaning
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
modishfashionable
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
meandera winding path or course
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
slapdashhaphazard
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion