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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |