GRE Word List
SOPHOMORIC
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
The meaning of the word sophomoric is conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| congenial | pleasant |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |