This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.
Short Definition : enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
Short Definition : short-lived; fleeting
Short Definition : long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
Short Definition : connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
Short Definition : believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
Short Definition : witty thought or saying, usually short
Short Definition : short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
Short Definition : (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
Short Definition : philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
Short Definition : inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)