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
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
couriermessenger
frolicfull of fun : merry
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
dissentto withhold assent or approval
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
jostleto come in contact or into collision
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
inopportuneinconvenient
combustiblecapable of combustion