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 |
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| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |