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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WordMeaning
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
palliddeficient in color : wan
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
incontinentnot continent: such as
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully