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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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
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subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment