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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| Word | Meaning |
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| compelling | that compels: such as |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |