GRE Word List
GENESIS
beginning; origin
The meaning of the word genesis is beginning; origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| authoritative | having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
| beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
| brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| clangor | loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging |
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| unregenerate | making no attempt to change one's bad practices |
