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 |
|---|---|
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| condign | deserved |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |