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
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
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proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
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synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind