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 |
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| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |