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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |