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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WordMeaning
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
ponderousof very great weight