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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
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| quench | put out |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
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| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |