GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |