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
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
meteto give out by measure : dole out
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
wantonmerciless