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 |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |