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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touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
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unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous