GRE Word List
PRAGMATIST
a practical approach to problems and affairs
The meaning of the word pragmatist is a practical approach to problems and affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |