GRE Word List

IDYLLIC

pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity

The meaning of the word idyllic is pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity.

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WordMeaning
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
spruceto make spruce
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)