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 |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
