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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| guy | man |
| influx | a coming in |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |