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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| impinge | encroach |