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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| obscure | dark |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |