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 |
|---|---|
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |