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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| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
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| demure | reserved |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
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| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |