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
antiquityancient times
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
neophytea new convert : proselyte
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical