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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WordMeaning
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
beelinea straight direct course
cringeto recoil in distaste
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium