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.

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WordMeaning
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
fulcrumprop
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
witherto become dry and sapless
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation