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
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
repudiateto refuse to accept
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
portlydignified
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug