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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acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation