GRE Word List
BUCOLIC
of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
The meaning of the word bucolic is of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |