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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solicitorone that solicits
freebooterpirate
nourishmentfood
averto declare positively
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock