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 |
|---|---|
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| edifice | building |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |