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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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
facileeasily accomplished or attained
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
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