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

WordMeaning
noisomenoxious
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
ancestryline of descent : lineage
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
cullto select from a group : choose