GRE Word List

IDYLL

a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment

The meaning of the word idyll is a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment.

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WordMeaning
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incoherentlacking coherence: such as
alludeto make indirect reference
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rectifyto set right : remedy
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disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
retortto pay or hurl back : return
parcheddeprived of natural moisture