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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |