GRE Word List

MIRTH

gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter

The meaning of the word mirth is gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter.

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WordMeaning
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
slapdashhaphazard
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
mendicantbeggar
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
bestowto put to use : apply
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
conundruman intricate and difficult problem