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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| dys- | abnormal |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |