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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sepulchera place of burial : tomb
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
obesehaving excessive body fat
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
expenditurethe act or process of expending
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order