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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| plane | airplane |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |