GRE Word List
SOPHIST
philosopher
The meaning of the word sophist is philosopher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |