GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| circlet | a little circle |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |