GRE Word List
EPICUREAN
of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
The meaning of the word epicurean is of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism.
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backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
pundit | pandit |
recipient | one that receives : receiver |
glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
lithe | easily bent or flexed |
gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |