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
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
maledictioncurse
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed