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.

Random words

WordMeaning
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
addlerotten
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
prepossessingcreating prejudice
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded