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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| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |