GRE Word List
JOVIAL
characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
The meaning of the word jovial is characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| nurture | training |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| passe | past one's prime |