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
consortassociate
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extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
demurto take exception : object
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