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 |
|---|---|
| devious | wandering |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |