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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| connoisseur | expert |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |