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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WordMeaning
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
pulchritudephysical comeliness
solicitorone that solicits
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
charlatanquack
laudpraise
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development