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 |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| reverberate | reflect |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |