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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |