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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |