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 |
|---|---|
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |