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
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
begetto procreate as the father : sire
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
overthrowoverturn
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
acmethe highest point or stage