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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|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
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| imply | to express indirectly |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
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