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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awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
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