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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| calculated | apt |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| thespian | actor |