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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clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
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pseudonyma fictitious name
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
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soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth