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 |
|---|---|
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| colloquy | conversation |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |