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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |