Vocabulary : Sophical to Sophisticated

Sophical : Teaching wisdom.
Sophime : Sophism.
Sophis : of Sophi
Sophism : The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.
Sophist : One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt. ;; Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner.

Sophister : A sophist. See Sophist. ;; A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence. ;; To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument.
Sophistic : Alt. of Sophistical
Sophistical : Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
Sophisticate : To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. ;; Alt. of Sophisticated
Sophisticated : of Sophisticate ;; Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

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