GRE Word List
PRACTICAL
based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man
The meaning of the word practical is based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endorse | approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal |
| dishearten | discourage |
| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| expatriate | exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country |
| breadth | width; extent |
| idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
| cumbersome | heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform |
| winsome | charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |