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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| nib | bill |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |