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
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
repudiateto refuse to accept
jostleto come in contact or into collision
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses