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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |