GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |