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 |
|---|---|
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| unkempt | not combed |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |