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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WordMeaning
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
blareto sound loud and strident
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality