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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| implication | something implied: such as |