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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| venue | locale |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |