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
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
legenda story coming down from the past
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
machinationsan act of machinating
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
rotundaa round building
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude