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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |