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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| verge | brink |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |