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 |
|---|---|
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |