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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |