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
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
buffeta blow especially with the hand
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
discloseto make known or public
surmountto prevail over : overcome
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights