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
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
consortassociate
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as