GRE Word List
JOCOSE
given to joking : merry
The meaning of the word jocose is given to joking : merry.
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| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
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