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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| cipher | zero |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |