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 |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| lewd | obscene |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |