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 |
|---|---|
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| laud | praise |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |