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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |