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 |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |