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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| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| exegesis | exposition |
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| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
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| juncture | a point of time |
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| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |