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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |