GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |