GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |