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 |
|---|---|
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| blackball | to vote against |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |