GRE Word List
GENESIS
beginning; origin
The meaning of the word genesis is beginning; origin.
Random words
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salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
authoritative | having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
clangor | loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging |
mollify | soothe an angry person |
tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
unregenerate | making no attempt to change one's bad practices |