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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| Word | Meaning |
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| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| bog | wet spongy ground |