GRE Word List

GERMINAL

being in the earliest stage of development

The meaning of the word germinal is being in the earliest stage of development.

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totterto move unsteadily : stagger
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
growlrumble
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busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
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anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place