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 |
|---|---|
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| viable | capable of living |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |