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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |