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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
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| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| sublimate | sublime |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |