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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hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
reverberatereflect
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
recountto relate in detail : narrate