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
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
meleea confused struggle
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
imbibedrink
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity