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
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
dyspepticindigestion
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable