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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profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand