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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |