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
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate