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 |
|---|---|
| canny | clever |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| unsavory | insipid |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| render | to melt down |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |