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 |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| shambles | a meat market |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |