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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| lax | loose |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |