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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| hurl | rush |
| betray | to lead astray |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |