GRE Word List
GERMANE
being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
The meaning of the word germane is being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |