GRE Word List

SOPHISTICATED

deprived of native or original simplicity: such as

The meaning of the word sophisticated is deprived of native or original simplicity: such as.

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WordMeaning
civilof or relating to citizens
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
armadaa fleet of warships
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
parlancespeech
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate