GRE Word List
STOIC
a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
The meaning of the word stoic is a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |