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 |
|---|---|
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |