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 |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| recast | to cast again |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |