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 |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| niggle | trifle |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| dissension | disagreement |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |