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 |
|---|---|
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |