GRE Word List
IDYLLIC
pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
The meaning of the word idyllic is pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raspy | harsh |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| farce | stuff |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |