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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| collected | gathered together |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |