GRE Word List

JOCOSE

given to joking : merry

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

Random words

WordMeaning
badinageplayful repartee : banter
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
metaphora 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)
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
abateto decrease in force or intensity
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing