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 |
|---|---|
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |