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
knottymarked by or full of knots
deliriuman acute (see acute
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
regicidea person who kills a king
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater