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 |
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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |