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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| demerit | offense |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |