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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impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
underhandin a clandestine manner
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
niggletrifle
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage