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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WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
betrothto promise to marry
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
noisomenoxious
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination