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 |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |