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
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21