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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| succor | relief |
| poise | balance |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| garner | to gather into storage |