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

WordMeaning
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
asepticpreventing infection
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
patentopen to public inspection
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach