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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| blush | outward appearance : view |