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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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benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
outlooka place offering a view
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
bitinghaving the power to bite