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 |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |