GRE Word List
GERM
a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
The meaning of the word germ is a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |