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..
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| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| diva | prima donna |
| deify | to make a god of |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| contrive | devise |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
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