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

WordMeaning
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
puerilejuvenile
copiousyielding something abundantly
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
ployescapade
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel