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 |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| dominate | rule |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |