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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argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion