GRE Word List

SOMATIC

of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm

The meaning of the word somatic is of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm.

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docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
statutoryof or relating to statutes
aptitudeinclination
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
viablecapable of living
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
penchanta strong and continued inclination