GRE Word List

JOCOSE

given to joking : merry

The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.

Random words

WordMeaning
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
lampoonsatire
averto declare positively
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
mulctfine
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
sheerunqualified