GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |