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 |
|---|---|
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
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| upright | perpendicular |
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| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |