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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| rightful | just |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |