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 |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |