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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| calorific | caloric |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |