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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| plait | pleat |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |