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.

Random words

WordMeaning
humdrummonotonous
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
compulsivehaving power to compel
determinatehaving defined limits
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
compressto press or squeeze together