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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martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
atypicalnot typical : irregular
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb