GRE Word List

SYLVAN

one that frequents groves or woods

The meaning of the word sylvan is one that frequents groves or woods.

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WordMeaning
crescendoa gradual increase
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
relegateto send into exile : banish
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral