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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altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
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slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
equipoisea state of equilibrium
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
sublimatesublime
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
ordainto invest (see invest