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 |
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| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| raspy | harsh |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |