GRE Word List

RELEVANT

having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

The meaning of the word relevant is having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand.

Random words

WordMeaning
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor