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 |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| pilfer | steal |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| forte | one's strong point |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |