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
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
guisea form or style of dress : costume
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
ricketyaffected with rickets
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
compriseto be made up of
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
doggedmarked by stubborn determination