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
plumea feather of a bird: such as
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
lampoonsatire
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end