GRE Word List
JOCUND
marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
The meaning of the word jocund is marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| wont | accustomed |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |