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
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
foregoto go before : precede
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
broachbrooch
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter