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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |