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 |
---|---|
mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
paramour | lover |
virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |