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
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
filthfoul or putrid matter
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter