Word of the Day: Sophomoric

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It’s time for another word of the day. Yesterday’s word was amenity. Today’s word is:

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.

Examples of not being sophomoric:

• 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.