GRE Word List
PRACTICAL
of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
The meaning of the word practical is of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| lampoon | satire |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |