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 |
|---|---|
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |