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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| provident | frugal |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |