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 |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |