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 |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| aver | to declare positively |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |