GRE Word List
SYLVAN
one that frequents groves or woods
The meaning of the word sylvan is one that frequents groves or woods.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| clime | climate |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| verge | brink |