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
reveriedaydream
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
comestibleedible
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion