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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |