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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WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
comportto be fitting : accord
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy