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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| brazen | made of brass |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
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| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
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| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |