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 |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| dys- | abnormal |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |