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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suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
fortuitousoccurring by chance
notcha V-shaped indentation