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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| espouse | marry |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |