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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WordMeaning
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
incontinentnot continent: such as
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
felonone who has committed a felony
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness