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 |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |