GRE vocabulary
jovial
cheerful and friendly in a hearty, good-humored way
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Common questions
Questions about “jovial”
Jovial (adjective) means cheerful and friendly in a hearty, good-humored way
Here is jovial used in an example sentence: "The jovial host made every guest feel immediately welcome at the gathering."
Common synonyms for jovial include merry, genial, convivial.
Antonyms of jovial include gloomy, morose, sullen.
Jovial is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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