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
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
penetrateto pass into or through
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere