GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |