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 |
|---|---|
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| fulcrum | prop |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |