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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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| hallowed | holy |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |