GRE Word List
GENESIS
the origin or coming into being of something
The meaning of the word genesis is the origin or coming into being of something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |