GRE Word List
JOVIAL
good-natured; merry; cheerful
The meaning of the word jovial is good-natured; merry; cheerful.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
interminable | endless |
culmination | highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war |
entomology | study of insects |
crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
penitent | repentant; N. |
mar | spoil the appearance of |