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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| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
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| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
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