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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |