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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| Word | Meaning |
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| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |