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
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
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cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
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detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
efficacythe power to produce an effect
tannerone that tans hides