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 |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| alleviate | relieve |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |