GRE Word List
JUBILATION
rejoicing; great joy
The meaning of the word jubilation is rejoicing; great joy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| madrigal | pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments |
| gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
| paradox | something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| headlong | hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| paucity | scarcity; dearth |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| seminary | school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women |
| noxious | harmful; CF. obnoxious |
| nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
