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
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
reckoncount
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets