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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courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
braidto make from braids
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
palmany 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
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively