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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |