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 |
|---|---|
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| finished | entirely done |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |