English Vocabulary 2014 Important Vocabulary Words 2014 New English Words 2014

Vocabulary
Word: Pragmatic (Adjective)

Definitions: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Synonyms:
Sensible, Businesslike, Dow-to-earth, Efficient, Hardheaded, Logical, Practical, Realistic, Sober, Hard-boiled

Antonyms:
Excited, Impractical, Inefficient, Irrational, Unrealistic, Unreasonable

Example Sentence:
India has moved on tentatively towards market economics, material prosperity and a more pragmatic relationship with the world.
  1. Post – antibiotic era ; period of time when we don’t use antibiotics
  2. Direct consequences ; seriously bad results
  3. Prescription ; piece of paper on which  a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs
  4. Incentives ; things that encourage or motivate people to do something effective successful
  5. To fork out ; to pay  money, although they do not want to
  6. Hefty ; large
  7. Treatments ; types of medical care
  8. Spiral ; increase quickly / get much worse
  9. To resort to ; to do something don’t want to do because there is no other option
  10. Warfare ; the activity of fighting a war
  11. Lethal ; causing death
  12. Autonomous ; independent, able to make its own decisions
  13. Ethics ; set of beliefs or principles that tell people what is right and wrong

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