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 |
|---|---|
| unsavory | insipid |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| niggle | trifle |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |