GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |