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
chasethe hunting of wild animals
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
pinnacea light sailing ship