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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |