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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| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| hap | happening |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |