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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WordMeaning
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
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anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
disportsport
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abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
sustainto give support or relief to
repudiateto refuse to accept
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder