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 |
|---|---|
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |