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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| Word | Meaning |
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| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |