Alolan_Apples
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It’s time for another word of the day. Yesterday’s word was amenity. Today’s word is:
Definition:
Pronunciation:
säf(ə)’môrik
Meaning:
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
Synonyms:
- Lazy
- Pretentious
- Juvenile
Antonyms:
- Mature
- Experienced
Etymology:
The word comes from the Greek words Sophos (“wise”) and mōros (“foolish”).
Examples of being sophomoric:
Sophomoric
Definition:
Pronunciation:
säf(ə)’môrik
Meaning:
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
Synonyms:
- Lazy
- Pretentious
- Juvenile
Antonyms:
- Mature
- Experienced
Etymology:
The word comes from the Greek words Sophos (“wise”) and mōros (“foolish”).
Examples of being sophomoric:
- A vain gamer claims to be the master of video games when he only played casual games and within his comfort zone.
- An employee is fit for a particular job because of his background, but he doesn’t learn anything more about the job.
- A student claims to be an expert in math because of her success in basic math, but she fails every algebra test she took.
- Someone without prior knowledge of culinary studies learns how to cook, and he practices cooking every day.
- A SpongeBob fan knows about SpongeBob by not only watching every episode, but also digesting the information gathered by watching and from the internet.
- A freshman manager of a store runs into a problem and comes up with many solutions, knowing the consequences of each, before picking the best one.
