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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| carefree | free from care: such as |