GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
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| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
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| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
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