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 |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| verge | brink |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |