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
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
plummetto fall perpendicularly
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock