GRE Word List
GERMINAL
pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
The meaning of the word germinal is pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| smattering | slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German |
| effusion | pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing |
| rubble | fragments (esp. from a destroyed building) |
| recondite | abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret |
| subliminal | below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement |
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
| troth | pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth |
| blatant | extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy |
| fancy | imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |