GRE Word List
JAUNTY
sprightly in manner or appearance : lively
The meaning of the word jaunty is sprightly in manner or appearance : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
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| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
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| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |