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
fineryornament
encumberweigh down
reparablecapable of being repaired
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
bestowto put to use : apply
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)