GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |