GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| raiment | clothing |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| actuary | clerk |