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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WordMeaning
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
renderto melt down
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
miragean optical (see optical