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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WordMeaning
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
stentorianextremely loud
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse