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
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars