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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hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
emanateto come out from a source
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
piedof two or more colors in blotches
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship