GRE Word List
JAUNT
a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
The meaning of the word jaunt is a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| noisome | noxious |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |