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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WordMeaning
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation