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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| clime | climate |
| leery | suspicious |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| scintilla | spark |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |