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 |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |