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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |