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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |