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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |