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
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
gruela thin porridge
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
primethe second of the canonical hours
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
dozeto sleep lightly
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease