GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |