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 |
|---|---|
| sleek | slick |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
