GRE Word List

JOCOSE

given to joking : merry

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

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WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
daintysomething delicious to the taste
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed