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
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
depravitya corrupt act or practice
foregoto go before : precede
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine