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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |