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

WordMeaning
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
amphibianan amphibious organism
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
estimablecapable of being estimated
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
armadaa fleet of warships
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
componenta constituent part : ingredient
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something