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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varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
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complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
fraileasily led into evil