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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rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
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willowyabounding with willows
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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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