GRE Word List

GERMINATE

to cause to sprout or develop

The meaning of the word germinate is to cause to sprout or develop.

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tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
rarefiedbeing less dense
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion