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 |
|---|---|
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| residual | remainder |