GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| chafe | irritate |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |