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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |