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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| quarry | game |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| whimsy | whim |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |