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 |
|---|---|
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |