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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |