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
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
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annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
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remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
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