GRE Word List

JOCOSE

given to joking : merry

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

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WordMeaning
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
hirsutehairy
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop