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 |
|---|---|
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| gnarl | snarl |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| malediction | curse |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |