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 |
|---|---|
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| pugilist | fighter |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| comestible | edible |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |