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
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
arcadea long arched building or gallery
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
implicationsomething implied: such as