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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obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
unsavoryinsipid
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin