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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fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
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inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
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facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)