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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| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| lax | loose |
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| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |