GRE Word List
EPICURE
one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
The meaning of the word epicure is one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| minuscule | very small |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| calorific | caloric |