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 |
|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |