GRE Word List
PERTINENT
having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
The meaning of the word pertinent is having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |