GRE Word List
PRAGMATIC
relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
The meaning of the word pragmatic is relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |