GRE Word List
PRAGMATIST
practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things
The meaning of the word pragmatist is practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toxic | poisonous; N. toxicity |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| defect | shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one) |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| eminent | rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
| variegated | (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
| pedestal | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
| herd | group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
