GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| ignite | to set afire |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |