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 |
|---|---|
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |