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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |