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
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
genuflectto bend the knee
deliriuman acute (see acute
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane