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
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
superannuatedoutmoded
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry