GRE Word List
SOPHIST
teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument
The meaning of the word sophist is teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| faculty | mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| mite | very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
| fastidious | difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
| ornithologist | scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds |
| trifle | something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt |
| gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| dissemble | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
| touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
