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
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
conteststrive
antithesisthe direct opposite
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation