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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| sheer | unqualified |
| categorical | absolute |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |