GRE Word List
JOCULAR
said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
The meaning of the word jocular is said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful.
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| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| crass | gross |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |