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 |
|---|---|
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| sentinel | sentry |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| refrain | curb |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |