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
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ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
shear | to cut off the hair from |
seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
legend | a story coming down from the past |
injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |