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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |