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 |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| reek | smoke |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |