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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| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |