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 |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| fuddle | booze |
| collate | to compare critically |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| imbue | endow |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |