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 |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |