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 |
|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| plait | pleat |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |