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 |
|---|---|
| throes | pang |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |