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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WordMeaning
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
distortto twist (see twist
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
ancestryline of descent : lineage
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction