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 |
|---|---|
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |