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

WordMeaning
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
opulencewealth
respitea period of temporary delay
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent