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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |