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
expiateto make amends for
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
canarda false or unfounded report or story
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
galaxymilky way galaxy
farcestuff
chastiseto censure severely : castigate