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 |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
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