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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |