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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| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
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| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
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