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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| belabor | to attack verbally |