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 |
|---|---|
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| leery | suspicious |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |