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
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
guisea form or style of dress : costume
denominationan act of denominating