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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| vixen | a female fox |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |