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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |