GRE Word List
JAUNT
trip; short journey
The meaning of the word jaunt is trip; short journey.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| stellar | pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance |
| abate | subside or moderate |
| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| palpitate | throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. |
| epic | long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| rapt | engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener |
