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
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
disingenuouslacking in candor
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
cannyclever
brazenmade of brass
crossbreedhybridize