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
migrantone that migrates: such as
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
nomenclaturename
bolta lightning stroke
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly