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 |
|---|---|
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
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| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |