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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| scintilla | spark |