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
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
urchinhedgehog
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate