SAT vocabulary
Germinal
Relating to or constituting a germ; in the earliest stage of development; embryonic.
Example
"His germinal idea for a novel began as a single compelling character, around whom the entire plot would eventually unfold."
Etymology
From Latin germen 'sprout, bud, germ'.
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