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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| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |