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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
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| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |