GRE Word List
JOLLITY
the quality or state of being jolly : merriment
The meaning of the word jollity is the quality or state of being jolly : merriment.
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| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
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| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
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| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
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