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
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
slakesubside
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate