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
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
hovelan open shed or shelter