5th box -Flashcards

(adj.) pertinent; related; to the point; Her essay contained germane information, relevant to the new Constitutional amendment.

(adj.) causing frustration or destruction; The blighted tornado left only one building standing in its wake.

(n.) a division into two parts or kinds; The dichotomy within the party threatens to split it. The dichotomy between church and state renders school prayer unconstitutional.

(n.) order; charge; The new manager wrote a mandate declaring that smoking was now prohibited in the office.