GRE Word List

SOPHIST

philosopher

The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.

Random words

WordMeaning
abbreviateto make briefer
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
brazenmade of brass
evoketo call forth or up: such as
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing