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
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar