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.

Random words

WordMeaning
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
minusculevery small
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
ravenousrapacious
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
overblownpast the prime of bloom