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
riftfissure
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
fallibleliable to be erroneous
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
nubileof marriageable condition or age
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
mimicryan instance of mimicking
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come