GRE Word List
JEST
a joking or mocking remark
The meaning of the word jest is a joking or mocking remark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| imbue | endow |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |