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
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
copiousyielding something abundantly
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
shoveto push along