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 |
|---|---|
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |