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 |
|---|---|
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| impuissance | weakness |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |