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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |