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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| pliant | pliable |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |