GRE Word List
JOVIAL
good-natured; merry; cheerful
The meaning of the word jovial is good-natured; merry; cheerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
| rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
| interminable | endless |
| culmination | highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war |
| entomology | study of insects |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| penitent | repentant; N. |
| mar | spoil the appearance of |
