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.

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megalomaniaa mania (see mania
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parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
lacerationthe act of lacerating