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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|---|---|
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| drab | slattern |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| cataclysm | flood |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |