GRE Word List
SOPHISTRY
subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
The meaning of the word sophistry is subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanal | orgy |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |