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 |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| attentive | mindful |