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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| pharisee | a 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 |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| consort | associate |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |