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.
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bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
beeline | a straight direct course |
insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
nauseate | to become affected with nausea |