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 |
|---|---|
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |