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 |
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| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |