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
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discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
gruel | a thin porridge |
shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
aseptic | preventing infection |
heed | to pay attention |
allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
defalcate | deduct |
perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |