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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| engender | beget |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| slew | a large number |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |