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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WordMeaning
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
rama male sheep
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
requiteto make return for : repay
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
caninea conical pointed tooth