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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |