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 |
|---|---|
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |