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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |