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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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ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
pranktrick
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)