GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
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|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |