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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WordMeaning
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
pulchritudephysical comeliness
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
trekto make one's way arduously
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other