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.

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WordMeaning
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage