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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |