GRE Word List
GERM
earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe
The meaning of the word germ is earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
| offhand | casual; done without prior thought or preparation |
| congruent | in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous |
| provident | providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| millennium | thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity |
| sedate | composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative |
| summation | act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial) |
| unfeigned | genuine; real |
| combustible | easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
