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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|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
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| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
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| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
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