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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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech