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
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
paltryinferior
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest