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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |