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
maverickan unbranded range animal
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
meleea confused struggle
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)