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 |
|---|---|
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| shove | to push along |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| sophist | philosopher |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |