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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| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
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| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
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| expatriate | banish |
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