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 |
|---|---|
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| fell | skin |
| rift | fissure |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |