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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| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |