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 |
|---|---|
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |