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 |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| sidetrack | siding |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |