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 |
|---|---|
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| fester | to generate pus |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |