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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| conspire | plot |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |