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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suppliant | supplicant |
mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
attentive | mindful |
gingerly | very cautious or careful |
chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |