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
groucha fit of bad temper
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
delusivelikely to delude
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
ebullientboiling
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance