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
fortuitousoccurring by chance
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
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evinceto constitute outward evidence of
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
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agapewide open : gaping
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
relegateto send into exile : banish