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 |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |