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 |
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| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |