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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| flounder | flatfish |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |