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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WordMeaning
dilateto become enlarged or widened
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
piquantengagingly provocative