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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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |