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
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
brevityshortness of duration
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
retortto pay or hurl back : return
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature