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
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
abbreviateto make briefer
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.