GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| leery | suspicious |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| venom | a 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 |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |