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 |
|---|---|
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
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| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
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