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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WordMeaning
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
corollarya proposition (see proposition
garishclothed in vivid colors
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
statutoryof or relating to statutes
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained