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
supersedeto cause to be set aside
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype