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 |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |