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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archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
odoroushaving an odor: such as
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
gorgea narrow passage through land
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
onslaughtan especially fierce attack