GRE Word List

SOPHIST

philosopher

The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.

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squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
provenanceorigin
supplicantone who supplicates
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe