GRE Word List
JOLLITY
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay
The meaning of the word jollity is gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes |
| determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
| consanguineous | having a common ancestor |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| phoenix | symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes |
| abominate | loathe; hate |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| gesticulation | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
