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 |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |