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 |
|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |