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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |