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 |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| imprecation | curse |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| attentive | mindful |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |