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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| unkempt | not combed |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |