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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| stringent | tight |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |