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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| fulcrum | prop |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| giddy | dizzy |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |