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
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
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abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface