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 |
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| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| historic | historical |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |