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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| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| contrive | devise |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |