GRE Word List
SOPHISTRY
subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
The meaning of the word sophistry is subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| connivance | the act of conniving |