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

WordMeaning
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
woefulfull of woe : grievous
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night