GRE Word List

JOCOSE

given to joking : merry

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

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WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
corpusclea minute particle
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
mausoleuma large tomb
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carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation