GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |