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
abbreviateto make briefer
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
harassexhaust
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
imbueendow