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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auroraldawn
cemeterya burial ground
corollarya proposition (see proposition
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
denominationan act of denominating
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as