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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malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere