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 |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |