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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| quorum | a select group |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |