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
effusionan act of effusing
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles