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 |
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| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
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| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
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| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
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