GRE Word List
JAUNTY
sprightly in manner or appearance : lively
The meaning of the word jaunty is sprightly in manner or appearance : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |