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
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
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
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck