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 |
|---|---|
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| feint | something feigned |
| aptitude | inclination |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| malediction | curse |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |