GRE Word List
PASTORAL
of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
The meaning of the word pastoral is of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen.
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| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |