GRE Word List

SOPHIST

philosopher

The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.

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jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
leerysuspicious
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
rigto fit out with rigging
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord