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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |