GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |