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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sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
besiege | to surround with armed forces |
knoll | a small round hill : mound |
unregenerate | not regenerate |
synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
propulsive | tending or having power to propel |