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 |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| addle | rotten |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |