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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |