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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deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
rabid | extremely violent : furious |
persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
wag | to be in motion : stir |
complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
illicit | not permitted : unlawful |