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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |