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
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
collectedgathered together
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community