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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enhanceheighten
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
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reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail