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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |