GRE Word List
EPICUREAN
believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
The meaning of the word epicurean is believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |
| suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |
| bravado | swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
| dyslexia | word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
| dire | warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| ward | administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert |
| inequity | unfairness; ADJ. inequitable |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
| protuberance | protrusion; swelling; bulge |
| conciliatory | reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) |
