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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consanguineousof the same blood or origin
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
potentateruler
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future