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
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts