GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| tome | book |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| heed | to pay attention |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |