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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WordMeaning
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
condolegrieve
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
compartmenta separate division or section
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum