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.

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WordMeaning
invoketo petition for help or support
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
privyprivate
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol