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

WordMeaning
advertto turn the mind or attention
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
gerontocracyrule by elders
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
exploitdeed
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
atypicalnot typical : irregular
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected