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
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
assailto attack violently : assault
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
blackballto vote against
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous