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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| asunder | into parts |