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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| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |