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
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
stenchstink
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment