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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tardymoving slowly : sluggish
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
pummelpound
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
emulateto strive to equal or excel
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle