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 |
|---|---|
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |