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 |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| antecede | precede |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| unsavory | insipid |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |