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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |