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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| 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") |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| whorl | a 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 |