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 |
|---|---|
| tome | book |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |